Black Ops Cold War crossbow

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Players who went into Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War recently noticed a brand new weapon — the R1 Shadowhunter crossbow — in the Warzone store. Those who decided to purchase it couldn't apply information technology in Warzone, but they were able to wield it in the Black Ops Cold War multiplayer manner. Other players discovered that information technology could be unlocked by completing the challenge of 3 i-shot impale medals in xv matches.

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War
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Despite the number of players who went both routes in obtaining the weapon, once Activision discovered the error, it immediately pulled the crossbow from the game. While the company announced it would refund anyone who purchased the crossbow, a community managing director for Treyarch had and so confirmed that progress in unlocking it would be reset, which meant that players who spent fourth dimension grinding it were out of luck.

However, later on plenty of negative feedback from players, Treyarch stated that they would compromise instead. Players who unlocked the crossbow players would be placed at 14/15 friction match completions and retain their camo progress, while players who grinded for but didn't obtain it would retain their previous challenge progress.

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